What would we eat without bees and what should we do to guarantee a healthy food supply? We will discuss the importance of bees in pollinating fruits and vegetables and how we can promote pollinators for a healthy food supply and healthy ecosystems. Healthy bees make healthy people!

Presented by: Christelle Guedot, UW-Madison Department of Entomology
Christelle Guedot is an Associate Professor, Fruit Crop Entomologist and Extension Specialist for UW-Madison Department of Entomology. Her research focuses on developing and refining effective, economical, and environmentally sound insect pest management (IPM) strategies and determining the importance of pollinators and developing strategies for conserving and enhancing pollination services for fruit crops in Wisconsin. Dr. Guedot provides up to date, research-based information to Wisconsin fruit growers on effective and sustainable IPM practices and on pollination services.